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Country Dark

Central Texas, 1979.Country dark. I heard that phrase today. The first time I consciously experienced country dark I was out on a friend's family ranch in central Texas, 1979. We'd driven out to the middle of a field in a the pickup truck. The…
Sandstone, mile 30

Coyote Backbone 68 Miler

I set up camp at the finish line the day before. Full moon, in my tent at the finish line at LA Jolla campground in Pt Mugu. It's bright outside, which is good because I've forgotten my headlamp at home and tomorrow I will use a borrowed…
Mt. Lukens Road, April 2011

Mt. Lukens 3-peat.

46 miles. 11,1024' of climbing. 14 hours. This is one of those runs that ends up being really demoralizing.The original plan was a good strong charge up Mt. Lukens, repeat 2 more times. As we started, I just didn't have it in me. The first…
Desert Dash Double Medal

Desert Dash Malibu Double Half Marathon

Two half marathons on one day, on a single track section of the Backbone Trail, up in Malibu. Technical single-track, with 2500' of climbing for each run. The first race began at 10 am. The second began at 6pm and was run in the dark. We…